Friday, July 29, 2011

SANJAY GUPTA MD – Airs Saturday 7:30AM – 8:00AMCNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta updates the latest on child actor Max Page, aka “Darth Vader” from this year’s Superbowl commercials, who spent time this week on Capitol Hill lobbying against cuts in Medicare. Also Dr. Gupta talks about the last days of training leading up to next week’s triathlon as he prepares to lead the CNN Fit Nation team’s participation in the Nautica NYC Triathlon.

CNN PRESENTS – Airs Saturday 8:00PM – 9:00PM and 11:00PMCNN’s Poppy Harlow reports an the investigation into potential civil rights abuses by bullied students in Minneapolis’ Anoka-Hennepin school district. In less than two years, seven have committed suicide. Harlow includes reporting on tensions within schools over sexual orientation across America. Investigative correspondent Kaj Larsen examines the mystery behind the bodies of four prostitutes found along a Long Island beach – and whether these are connected to other bodies in the case of the Long Island Serial Killer. Also, CNN’s Amber Lyon travels to Costa Rica to visit a refuge where poached monkeys are rehabilitated.

SUNDAY, July 31, 2011

SANJAY GUPTA MD – Airs Sunday 7:30AM – 8:00AMCNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta updates the latest on child actor Max Page, aka “Darth Vader” from this year’s Superbowl commercials, who spent time this week on Capitol Hill lobbying against cuts in Medicare. Also Dr. Gupta talks about the last days of training leading up to next week’s triathlon as he prepares to lead the CNN Fit Nation team’s participation in the Nautica NYC Triathlon.

Topic: How does the rest of the world view the American political debate over raising the debt ceiling? Is the U.S. reserve currency status at risk? What are the lessons from the Euro crisis?Guest: Christine Lagarde, managing director, International Monetary Fund

Topic: Should the U.S. have bailed out GM? Have American auto industry recovered? How is the political debate over the debt ceiling impacting manufacturing?Guest: Daniel Akerson, chairman and CEO, General Motors

CNN PRESENTS – Airs Sunday 8:00PM – 9:000PM and 11:00PMCNN investigative correspondent Kaj Larsen hits the seas for some scuba with the U.S. Navy marine mammal unit that trains dolphins to detect and intercept swimmers who could be potential terrorist divers. Other animals are trained to sweep the shoreline for mines and check ships for unintended explosives. National correspondent Gary Tuchman reveals the inside life of Warren Jeffs, the leader of the breakaway fundamentalist Mormon sect, FLDS, who is accused of polygamy and child endangerment. As attorneys prepare opening statements for the upcoming trial in San Angelo, Texas, Tuchman details the hold that Jeffs still has over his followers – even from behind prison bars. Also, correspondent Amber Lyon reports on pain pill-addicted babies who are crowding Florida hospitals as so-called ‘pill mills’ – clinics and medical practices that dispense prescriptions inappropriately – continue to flourish. Federal drug authorities consider the State of Florida among the states with the largest problem with inappropriate prescription drug use.

GET IT DONE! : COUNTDOWN TO DEBT CRISIS – Airs LIVE Sunday 9:00PM – 11:00PMA live, two-hour special co-anchored by Wolf Blitzer from Washington and Don Lemon from Atlanta on the latest from the debt crisis negotiations.

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Good to see that Don Lemon will be on withWolf. CNN needs to be live all hours of primetime for the entire weekend. I hope CNN willadd more hours. A Constitutional crisis hasbeen created and President Obama is beingurged to invoke the 14th amendment. Hasanyone ever seen a Constitutional scholaron CNN ? That amendment was added afterthe Civil War so that the South could notget out of paying it's debt. U.S. history isbeing ignored here. Where are the historyprofessors.

CNN has so many problems these days butthey have some really strong anchors & reporters.Don & Wolf are good examples. Some could use improvements but don't drag them downwith pundits that CNN has on the payroll.Thatis out of their control.

Lawrence O'Donnell has banned Rep. Joe Walsh from his show. Walsh is a deadbeat dad who owes thousands in child support and yet he has the gall to bring up how his children will suffer because of the debt crisis. Instead of indulging "this guy" (as Walsh disrespecfully referred to the President on 360) Anderson should decimate him the same way O'Donnell did for his astounding hypocrisy.

CNN is completely ignoring Democrats, That iswhy I won't be watching CNN. CNN's reportersare too biased. Or should I say fake reportersbecause that is non existent on CNN as well asasking tough questions to the tea party. CNNis nothing more than the tea party channel.Last I checked Republicans only control the House so why is CNN ignoring the rest of thegovernment. CNN is just as crazy as the teaparty. There is zero logic. CNN won;t evenreport this was created by the tea party. Whyare they ignoring this glaring fact.

MSNBC is surpassing CNN as a news channel.CNN is in a downward spiral. Luke Russertbeats the worst political team on televisionhands down, He does not repeat talking points.CNN continues alienating viewers and youcan't diss your customers.

I thank MSNBC for the intelligent coveragethey have provided on the debt ceiling withLawrence O'Donnell and Prof, Melissa HarrisPerry.CNN does not understand the story.I know Rachel Maddow will do the same butI have a feeling the professor will have herown show.. MSNBC is taking dead aim forthose 18-34 year olds who are multi-cultural.CNN will never put intelligent minorities inprime time.

I don't get CNN's coverage as well. It makesno sense, I turned from 360 when I heardGloria Bolger say that they should do whatRepublicans want with the balanced budgetamendment. You don't tie that to the debtceiling. Thank goodness for BBC,Bloombergand other foreign media outlets. These newsorganizations are doing a much better job atreporting and informing their people becausetheir economies can be taken down as well.Worldwide news leader my foot. Keep in mindthat CNN is now being run by Ken Jautz, the man gave Glen Beck his first tv gig, So thattells you what direction CNN is headed,

The CNN business reporters are not doing agood job either. No economists in their rightmind will tell you that tea party economicsmake sense. Yet CNN uses loaded questionsto tout bogus economics. I am still waitingfor CNN to report that ADM. Mullin has toldtroops in Afghanistan that he does not knowif they will be paid. I get the feeling that CNNis rooting for a default. They are so desperatefor ratings.CNN has no political reporting.Thepundits control CNN's politics

If MSNBC (the liberal network) can bring in conservative politicians and pundits to debate issues on a regular basis, how is it that CNN (the self-proclaimed "neutral, balanced" network) can't seem to book liberal voices on their channel? Whenever I watch them they are talking to a conservative and allowing their viewpoint to be the pervasive one on the network. On 360, Anderson lets the conservatives like Carly Fiorina ramble on and on and he always lets them get the last word. No matter how they try to appease conservatives, they will always be seen as a liberal network so why not be fair? I was happy to see Steny Hoyer on 360, but when you watch MSNBC you realize just how many liberal politicians don't get a voice on CNN and 360 in particular. Melissa Harris-Perry of MSNBC had Barbara Lee on and I've seen Barney Frank on other programs there. Where are these people on CNN and why is this happening. The best thing on 360 last night was Fareed Zakaria saying that the Tea Party is holding this country hostage. This is an important point that should be made on CNN continuously, instead they cater to conservatives/Tea Party.

In the era of social media why does CNNstill have pundits on their payroll. Howabout reaching out to regular people. Thatis living proof and real and not ideological.Cable news has got to modernize. They area good 20 years behind. Ask viewers to goout with their cameras and capture what isgoing on in their communities. Viewers arebeing left out and old media like CNN aregoing to be the real losers. There is newmedia in which anyone can participate.Why can't regular people be contributorsfor CNN instead ? I think you would havemuch better content than pundits. Anysmartphone has a camera. Why is cable news so exclusive ?

I'm not particularly an admirer of Ali Velshi, but he spoke the truth about the reckless and irresponsible stance the conservatives are taking with the economy and the debt ceiling on 360 last night. He was blunt about how wrong they are and it was very refreshing.

Gloria Borger and David Gergen are fond of saying both parties are to blame for this debt ceiling crisis, but as Paul Krugman points out in a great NY Times article, it's the Republicans who are being completely unreasonable and stubborn. Anderson spoke mockingly about the "grand bargain" that President Obama tried to present to the GOP without acknowledging how far to the right the proposal was and STILL the Republicans rejected it. I don't like that the president is ignoring liberal policies to please the right, but for the press to say that liberals are equally to blame for this mess is preposterous. The reporting on this on CNN is ridiculous and unfair.

CNN has lousy business sense. You don't pickfights with your viewers. Now that Dr Drew isstarting to be the highest rated show on HLN,CNN is headed to becoming 4th and it can allbe traced back to lousy shows. Right now thebig mistake they are making is not cancelingPMT. CNN has to drop a celebrity interview show. It has no business in prime time on aso-called cable news network, Every night CNN sets aside an hour for tabloid journalism.What they have done is like ESPN droppingsports as their bread and butter. Only ABCDisney is not run as badly as CNN. ESPN hasrespect for their viewers and know what theylike and why they watch ESPN.CNN could donews they are just choosing not to do so anddecided to morph into FNC. Viewers know where to find FNC. So if you are watching CNNthat means you have made the decision notto watch FNC or MSNBC.

CNN should have 1 hour of global news in prime time instead of Piers Morgan. It canbe Fareed Zakaria, Isha Sesay, Hola GoraniDr Gupta as rotating hosts. Internationalnews matters; we are in a small world. Thebest way for CNN to really attract youngerviewers is to add more international news.Google, Apple, Microsoft and other bigcompanies would sign on in a heartbeat.CNN needs to showoff with CNN I a wholelot more and bring their shows back toCNN on weekends as well.;When I say global I also mean the Untied States butno talking heads just as much news aspossible that you can fit in an hour. Addmusic and production to every segmentand story. If Karmaloop can explain Sudan,CNN should be able to do the same thingas well.I am talking about 7 nights a weekat 9 PM on CNN.

Don Lemon did his shows on Saturday withoutpundits and did not let politicians get away withtalking points. Good to know that there is 1 atCNN actually doing their job as a reporter notletting people slide with talking points, Way toooften CNN is afraid of right wing criticism. CNNis suppose to bring us the news not agendas. I hope Don Lemon starts a trend at CNN nopundits and let's get to the heart of the matter.

I still say that CNN should hire Mark Kelley formCBC in Canada. He has done a remarkable jobof reporting on the debt ceiling.

I could not agree more about CNN devoting anhour of prime time to global news. Events inthe world matter more to people's lives thanopinion. I hope this happens.

I don't want to hear from "regular people." It's the "regular people" that got us into this jam in the first place. The Tea Party is a grass roots party is it not?And they know nothing about government procedures, only that the focus of the nation is now on what THEY want and what THEY were elected to do.They weren't elected to make a mess and to make a gigantic gridlock, so huge that absolutely nothing can get done.Supposedly the "regualr people" who knew nothing about anything elected all these far right wing conservatives to stop Social Security payments and medicare payments, and Veteran payments and the list goes on.So NO I don't want to hear from these "regular folks." Even the pundits are better than hearing from people who know even less than they do.Pundits may be boring but they are harmless. "Regular people" from the Tea Party" can STOP GOVERNMENT that we need in its tracks!

I think over the years CNN has lost it's way. Rather than being "the most trusted name in news" they tried to be "the best political team on television". This was a turning point that left them dead in the water. CNN by nature is not and will not ever present a story showing any bias to either side of the political spectrum. Competitors have done well because they have either taken and extreme right or extreme left approach and therefore cater to their respective audiences - audiences who are so extreme they wouldn't ever watch CNN in the centre.

CNN needs to go back to the news!

- CNN lacks a proper business show on it's US network. This would be a great opportunity to move Ali to primetime and have him cohost with Poppy

- PMT just doesn't work. I don't like Piers for so many reasons but the biggest issue with him is that I can't take him seriously. I watched him on Friday for 10 minutes while he was live talking debt ceiling before I had to change the channel.

- AC360 re-ran at 10 pm is a terrible idea. Mark my words.

- what the heck is going on at American Morning? American Morning needs to be blown up and started from scratch. More news, weather and flight delays on screen at all times, and less commercials!

- Don Lemon has really stepped up his game in the last couple of weeks. I have always liked him but for some reason I think he is in someway auditioning for something or is part of a big plan at CNN. "No Talking Points" screams CNN show title or at the very least tagline (think keeping them honest and no bias no bull)

One person I would love to see come back to CNN and so an international news hour would be Aaron Brown - intelligent and well spoken, he was always on point.